SPANISH SUMMER SESSION 2019. Summer session is a great opportunity to accelerate your degree, explore new areas, or earn additional credits. Take online or on-campus courses as an undergraduate or MAT student. Registration is now open!

JUEVES DE CINE presents Pajaros de Verano on Thursday, February 7th at 8:00 pm at the Rutgers Cinema, Theater 1.

Come to the first-ever SPANPORT RESEARCH SHOWCASE on Friday, February 15th from 10:00-1:00 p.m. at AB-5190. Join us for posters, presentations, and demonstrations by our faculty and graduate students and learn about our research in linguistics, literature and culture, and translation. All are welcome!

PRACTICE SPANISH with Rutgers LINGUA on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm in Scott Hall 215. Rutgers Lingua is a club dedicated to helping students practice speaking foreign languages. Meetings consist of casual conversation, debates, games, competition, and more. All levels of language learners are welcome!

UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING DAYS with Dr. Otero-Torres January 22nd-January 30th. Visit our Advising & Office Hours page to see the full schedule.

SUMMER STUDY ABROAD FAIR will be held on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 from 4-7:00 p.m. at the Livingston Student Center.

SIGMA DELTA PI applications are open! Apply now!

DECEMBER 2018

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! The Department of Spanish and Portuguese will be closed from December 24-January 1st. The office will open on Tuesday, January 2, 2019.

NEW! SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE TUTORING for undergraduate students. Free tutoring sessions will run from November 28th through December 12th at the College Ave Learning Center. For a schedule of sessions, please visit our Advising webpage.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Remember Thursday class schedule will be held on Tuesday, November 20th and Friday class schedule will be held on Wednesday, November 21st.

LECTURE: PORTUGUESE IN THE COMMUNITY Join us for a talk by Alzerina Gomes, an internationally recognized jewelry designer, as she will be discussing the importance of giving back to the community.

YZUR RETURNS! Yzur is the Department of Spanish and Portuguese’s biannual journal of literature, culture, and artistic creation at Rutgers University. Yzur returns with the current generation of graduate students in the department to follow and renew this literary legacy. Read our latest issue!

FILM & LECTURE SERIES: Come join us for a talk on The Specter of Translation: On the Comparative Poetics of Filipino Modernism by author and professor Ignacio Infante on Thursday, October 4th at 11:30 at AB-4052.

SEPTEMBER 2018

¡VIVA MEXICO! Celebrating El Grito de Dolores/Mexican Independence Day on September 16th.

RUTGERS SPANISH CLUB will have its first meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 18th from 9:15-10:15 at Campbell Hall, Rm. A1.

STUDY ABROAD FAIR will be held on Thursday, September 20th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at CAC Student Center. Find out more about the Summer in Peru and Spain program offerings and how international exposure can give you a competitive edge in your job hunt.

APRIL 2018

JUEVES DE CINE: Family Life will be presented on Thursday, April 19th at 8:00 p.m. at the Rutgers Cinema. Click on our EVENTSpage for more details.

FILM & LECTURE SERIES:Los Ojos del Camino on April 6th at 2:00 p.m. at RU Cinema. Visit our EVENTSpage for more information.

DANCE at A NIGHT IN RIO on Thursday, April 5th at the CAC Student Center, MPR presented by the Portuguese Club, OLAR. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Event is Free.

CONCERT: GABRIEL MUNOZ & MELODIAS BORINQUENAS on April 3rd at Shindell Choral Hall. See our EVENTSpage for more information about the concert.

FILM & LECTURE SERIES: Interpreting in the United Nations with Francisco Garcia on April 3rd. See our EVENTSpage for more information.

MARCH 2018

JUEVES DE CINE: CARPINTEROS/WOODPECKERS. Join us on March 22nd at 8:00 p.m. at the Livingston RU Cinema. See our EVENTSpage for more information about the film.

CONGRATULATIONS to REBECCA FILGUEIRAS who accepted a position as a Production Assistant at CNN!

PLACEMENT TESTS will reopen on March 1st. If you need to complete the test earlier for a study abroad program, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

FILM & LECTURE SERIES: Musuq pachakuna siminchikkunapaq. Come join us for a talk with Agustin Panizo, Director of the Indigenous Languages Division of Peru’s Ministry of Culture on Monday, March 5th at 2:00 p.m. at AB-5190. For more information, visit our EVENTS page.

FILM & LECTURE SERIES: Equatorial Guinean author, Donato Ndongo, will discuss the history and current situation of EG, as well as its literature and culture. Talk will take place via Skype. Visit our EVENTS page for more information.

SEPTEMBER 2017

Film: Jueves de Cine presents Hermia and Helenaon Thursday, September 14th from 8-10:00 pm at the Rutgers Cinema on Livingston Campus.

STUDY ABROAD FAIR will be held on September 19th from 3-6:00 pm at the CAC Student Center.

First day of classes - Tuesday, September 5th.

Undergraduate Advising Days will begin Tuesday, Sept. 5th. Please click HERE to see the schedule.

Last Day to DROP is September 12th.

Last Day to ADD is September 13th.

Congratulations to Aaron Lacayo who was awarded a prize for the best conference paper at the University of Maryland Colloquium on Ecocriticism and Environmental humanities.

Congratulations to Sandra Medina who is now the new graduate assistant to the Center for Latin American Studies.

AUGUST 2017

"Savoring the Spanish of My Youth- as the Language Marches On" - to read the article, click HERE.

Undergraduate Advising Days will begin Tuesday, Sept. 5th. Please click HERE to see the schedule.

Congratulations to Michele Goldin for receiving the prestigious Executive Women of New Jersey Graduate Merit Award!

Congratulations to Christina Gauss! She received the AATSP Teacher of the Year award for the secondary 9-12 convention.

JULY 2017

Be part of the RUTGERS SPANISH CLUB! All students are welcome! Come and enjoy various cultural events, conversation exhange programs, and community service opportunities. Click HEREfor more information.

Summer Session III: July 10th-August 16th

JUNE 2017

A LETTER TO THE MILLENNIAL PhD by Ben Kinsella- click to HEREto read the article.

For more pictures, go to our Events Calendar page under SpanPort Senior Celebration or click HERE.

MAY 2017

Congratulations to Anne Lingwall-Odio who has accepted a position at Miami University of Ohio, in Oxford, Ohio.

Congratulations to Crystal Marull who has accepted a position at as lecturer and coordinator of the Online Language Program at The University of Florida, Gainesville.

Congratulations to Dr. Otero-Torres for her dedication and inspiration towards students. Her Spring 2017 seminar about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has gained campus recognition from students and faculty. Click HEREto read the article.

APRIL 2017

CONGRATULATIONS MIGUEL JIMENZ for publication of his new book Crowdsourcing and Online Collaborative Translations. To read an exert of his first chapter, please click HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS LILIANA SANCHEZ for being awarded the 2017 Clement A. Price Human Dignity Award from the Committee to Advance our Common Purposes. This award is in recognition of Liliana's efforts in advancing the study of Spanish-English and Spanish-Quechua bilingualism, language learning, and pedagogy; for championing Heritage Language Rights as a vehicle for inclusivity, and for her advocacy for world languages as critical to social cohesion and defending human rights.

CONGRATULATIONS Claudia Cabello-Hutt. Former student in Ph.D. in Literature program, Claudia was awarded tenure and promotion at Univ. of North Carolina-Greensboro. She is also graduate director for their MA program in Spanish.

JANUARY 2017

Spring 2017 semester begins Tuesday, January 17th

Advising Schedule for undergraduate students is posted under Advising & Office Hours

Last day to DROP: January 24th

Last day to ADD: January 25th

DECEMBER 2016

Winter break begins: December 24, 2016

NOVEMBER 2016

SOLO EN ESPANOL! Spanish Language Immersion Series. An opportunity to practice your Spanish and meet other Spanish speaking students. Meetings are held on Thursdays (November 3, 10, & 17) from 7:30-8:30 pm at the Center for Latino Arts and Culture.

OCTOBER 2016

STUDENT AID AND STUDY ABROAD INFO SESSION- Join us on Friday, October 21 at 1pm at the Academic Building, Rm. 5190 for a general information session about the Summer Abroad in Spain and Peru. A Financial Aid representative will talk about application deadlines, requirements and materials. Information about scholarships will also be discussed.

Spring 2017 Registration- Advising Days begins Monday, October 31.Click HERE to see the schedule.

SEPTEMBER 2016

SPANPORT has Moved to College Ave!Academic Building 15 Seminary Place, 5 Flr.New Brunswick, NJ 08901848.932.9323

JUNE & JULY 2016

CONGRATULATIONS TO NADIA CELIS, who has been awarded an Honorable Mention in LASA’s 2016 Premio Iberoamericano Book Award, and the 2016 Premio Montserrat Ordóñez for the LASA Colombia Section for her book La rebelión de las niñas: El Caribe y la “conciencia corporal” (The Rebellion of Girls: The Caribbean and “Corporeal Consciousness”).

MAY 2016

CONGRATULATIONS SPANISH & PORTUGUESE GRADUATES! Felicitaciones!

SUMMER SESSION 2016 begins on Tuesday, May 31.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BENJAMIN ARENGER for succesfully defending his dissertation on "Refiguring Universalisms: The Case of Three Postmodern Spanish Novels".

CONGRATULATIONS TO AARON LACAYO for his published translation of the Salvadorean novela "They Have Fired Her Again".

ATA CHRONICLES INTERVIEWS PROF. MIGUEL JIMENEZ for their section of "Our World of Words: Spotlight on T&I Professionals". Click here to read the article.

MARCH 2016

Join us for a talk on "Interpreting and Translation at the United Nations" on Monday, April 11 at 6:30pm. Click here for more information about the conference.

CONGRATULATIONS TO SILVIA PEREZ CORTES for the defense of her dissertation entitled "Mood Selection in Obligatory and Variable Contexts: Spanish HS and L2 Learners' Acquisition of Desideratives and Reported Speech Contexts."

CONGRATULATIONS TO JOSEPH AGBENYEGAH for the defense of his dissertation entitled "The acquisition of l2 pronominal reference by Ewe speakers of l2 Spanish".

THE CHILEAN ARPILLERAS: A History of Resistance Written on Cloth by Dr. Marjorie Agosín on Wednesday, April 6. For more information, click here.

LAST DAY TO APPLY for SUMMER IN SPAIN 2016: CLOSED: Deadline, March 29.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIOMS FOR SUMMER IN PERU 2016: CLOSED. Deadline March 25.

February 2016

2015

CONVERSATION TREE- Are you interested in languages and intercultural exchange? Join The Conversation Tree and serve as a Conversation Facilitator in the Spring 2016 semester. Click here for more information.

¡BUENA SUERTE con los EXAMENES FINALES!

SUMMER IN SPAIN 2016 INFORMATION SESSION on Friday, December 11 at 12:00 pm at the Douglass Student Center, Meeting Room A. Click here for more details.

SUMMER IN PERU 2016 INFORMATION SESSION on Friday, December 11 at 11:00 am at the Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese, 105 George St., Carpender House, Douglass Campus. Click here for more information.

PLACEMENT EXAM will be held on Friday, December 4 from 3-4:30 p.m. at the CAC Language Lab, Room. 119. No registration is required. For more information about Placement Exams, please click here.

MULTILINGUAL CONVERSATION CAFE- Come and practice language in an informal and fun setting! Wednesday, November 18 from 8-9:30 pm at the DSC, Douglas Lounge.

WORKSHOP: Solo en Español - Thursday, November 19 at 7:30pm at the CLAC. Interested in brushing up your Spanish, expanding your vocabulary, or just learning a few useful expressions? Don't miss this great opportunity to practice Spanish while learning new Spanish recipes. For more information or to register, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

PLACEMENT EXAM will be held on Friday, November 13 from 3-4:30 p.m. at the CAC Language Lab, Room. 119. No registration is required. For more information about Placement Exams, please click here.

WORKSHOP: Solo en Español - Thursday, November 12 at 7:30pm at the CLAC. Interested in brushing up your Spanish, expanding your vocabulary, or just learning a few useful expressions? Don't miss this great opportunity to practice Spanish while learning new Spanish recipes. For more information or to register, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

October 2015

Dia de Los Muertos- A holiday dedicated to the dead seems more like a tradition to celebrate life. Although recognized throughout Latin America, this holiday is mostly recognized in the country of Mexico. To learn more about the Day of the Dead, please click here.

WORKSHOP: Solo en Español - Thursday, Octber 29 at 7:30pm at the CLAC. Interested in brushing up your Spanish, expanding your vocabulary, or just learning a few useful expressions? Don't miss this great opportunity to practice Spanish while learning new Spanish recipes. For more information or to register, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Studying Abroad is a once-in-a-lifetime experience! You will not know how much you'll love it or how much you'll miss it until you come back home. Best of luck students participating in the Summer in Spain and Summer in Peru 2015 Programs!!

June 2015

Congratulations Class of 2015! All the best to our Spanish and Portuguese graduates.

The 10 International Symposium on Bilingualism is finally here! For more information about the symposium, click here.

March/April 2015

Join The Conversation Tree! Do you want to get involved in the local community? Are you interested in languages and intercultural exchange? Join The Conversation Tree and serve as a Conversation Facilitator in the Fall 2015 semester.

Catch up or Jumpstart your academic goals by registering for Summer Session 2015! For more information about courses being offered by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, click here.

Service Learning & Spanish Language Immersion in Cuzco, Peru. Apply now! Deadline is April 29. Click here for more information.

Congratulations to Alexis White who received the Work Study of the Year award

Congratulations to Anne Lingwall for a successful defense of her Qualifying Paper entitled, "Spanish Second Language (L2) Acquisition in Children: Insight from the copulas ser and estar"

January/February 2015

National Spanish and Portuguese Honor Societies, now accepting applications for the Spring 2015 semester. Click here for more information.

Congratulations to Silvia Perez-Cortes and Monica Rios. Silvia was awarded a Mellon summer grant and Monica was awarded a Mellon dissertation fellowship. Congratulations to both on such prestigious awards!

Join The Conversation Tree for a Multilingual Conversation Café, on Tuesday, February 3 from 7:00 - 8:30pm in the Graduate School of Education (GSE) Lounge. Click here for more information.

All classes after 4 p.m. today, Monday, January 26 have been cancelled.

Dr. Otero-Torres' advising hours for Monday, January 26 and Tuesday, January 27 have been cancelled due to the inclement weather.

October/November 2014

Conversation Tree - Interested in cultural exchange? Earn 3 credits and serve as an English Conversation Facilitator in New Brunswick. For more information, please click here .

Study Abroad-Argentina Information Session on Wednesday November 19, 2014 from 7-8:30PM, GSE, Room 124. An overview of program details, process and funding opportunities. Contact Crystal Marull at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

Rutgers Diversity Program Showcase on Monday, November 3, 2014 at 6:00PM, Busch Campus Center, MPR. For more information click here.

Come to the Graduate and Professional School Expo on Saturday, October 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center, College Avenue Campus.

Special Event: Come and join us for an inspiring talk by Cuban filmmaker, Gloria Rolando, as she presents clips from her award-winning work and discusses the situation of filmmaking in Cuba. Click here for more information.

August/September 2014

Multilingual Conversation Café

A new initiative designed to bring together all students taking a foreign language at Rutgers. All are welcome to attend and practice different languages. The Conversation Café meets every Friday at 4pm in the German House Seminar Room. For more information, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Winners of the Study Abroad Photo Contest: Congratulations to first place winners Yelitssa Checo (Spain) and to German Cisneros (Perú).

Congratulations to Silvia Pérez-Cortés for winning the 2014 Adolfo Snaidas Essay Prize on "Proficiency and Age Effects in the Interpretation and Production of subject plural NP/DP's by Heritage Speakers of Spanish"

Congratulations to Dario Sánchez-González for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation. He currently holds a tenure track position at Gustavus Adolphus College.

Third Annual Bilingualism and SLA Speaker Series Event: Choosing, Maintaining, and Updating Referential Expressions in Adult Late Bilinguals with Antonella Sorace of University of Edinburgh. Click here for more information.September 29, 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m. Room 124 GSE (CAC)

Congratulations to Angelica Montoya for a successful Ph.D. defense on "Lexical insertion in second language learners and Spanish heritage speakers: The role of vocabulary threshold."

Photo Contest: Summer Study Abroad 2014 Students who participated in the Summer Study abroad in Spain and Perú have the opportunity to share their most favorite photo from their experience abroad and win a gift card to Rutgers B&N, Rutgers Cinema and more. Click here for more information

Crystal Marull's article "Syntactic position constrains cross-linguistic activation" has been accepted for publication in Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism.

June/July 2014

Prof. Nuria Sagarra has obtained a research grant from the Government of Catalonia, Spain. (2014 SGR 208). Grant was awarded to research group “Plurilingualism and Education”. Collaborator: Angel Huguet (PI), Universitat de Lleida, Spain. Congratulations!

Angelica Montoya has been awarded a position at Penn State University. Congratulations!

Students participating in Summer Study Abroad 2014 have departed for Peru on July 11.

Students participating in Summer Study Abroad 2014 have departed for Spain on June 30.

April/May 2014

Spanish and Portuguese is awarded an NSF grant for a workshop on bilingual morphology that will take place as part of the International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB 10), May 20-24, 2015

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